"The bill would add a $10 fine to every misdemeanor and felony ticket in the state; then that money would get divided up among the ICAC’s agencies: $5.00 would go to ICAC; $2.00 would go to CART (Child Abuse Response Teams) they work in...
"Roots of Empathy, first started in 1996 in Toronto and introduced into U.S. schools in 2007, aims to build more peaceful and caring societies by increasing the level of empathy in children. In the last six years, the program has spread to...
"The Lunchtime Series webinar “Use of Trauma Informed Assessments of Youth entering the Juvenile Justice System” explores the impact of early childhood trauma on juvenile justice involvement. The webinar also discusses the need...
"Suicide prevention has been a devastating topic of discussion in the Iowa Legislature. Senate file 337, a bill for “an act training on suicide prevention and trauma-informed care for school personnel” was recently passed.... “We...
Local agency plans several events to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month - Ohio “People need to know they are not alone in caring for kids,” said LCCS Public Information Officer Julie Malkin. “It’s simply getting the word out...
"It’s a necessary beat—one that should be done with care...." "In the wake of widespread criticism of the media’s reporting on rapes in Steubenville, OH , and Torrington, CT , it could be useful to hear how reporters who write about...
Understand brain maps and you can learn how to change a habit, change your life. Now that’s a bold, somewhat bizarre statement. Nonetheless, it holds the key to the power each of us can wield over the health of our brain and therefore the...
Abstract Background Previous studies in bipolar disorder investigating childhood trauma and clinical presentations of the illness have mainly focused on physical and sexual abuse. Our aim was to explore further the relationship between childhood...
" Journalist Jane Stevens has a remarkable website that only experts seem to know about but that deserves a very wide readership among those who care about…well….kids, and certainly those who care about education. It’s...
"In conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, local agencies centered around families and children are asking the community to participate in the “From Blue to Better” campaign, a multi-agency effort to raise awareness and...
"Every year for the past 2000 years, Jews all over the world celebrated Passover by gathering for a ceremonial meal. We tell our children the story of how we were slaves in Egypt.... "The actual Passover ceremony as we know it is of rabbinic origin...
"A former Miss America, Marilyn Van Derbur, will speak in York. PA as part of the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This will take place on April 24th, 7:00PM at The Strand Theatre....
" Groups that demand obedience and conformity produce fear, not love and growth. ... "Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is a set of symptoms and characteristics that tend to go together and which are related to harmful experiences with religion. They...
"Penn State’s professional program designed to help individuals recognize and report suspected child abuse is now available online for University employees. "Approximately 3,500 employees have completed the “Reporting Child Abuse”...
Abstract : Adverse experiences during childhood have a profound effect on adult health. Worldwide, there is growing interest in understanding the influence of early adversity on development of physical and mental disorders across the life course....